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Automated system of air traffic control (ATC) for at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

an air traffic control and automated technology, applied in process and machine control, using reradiation, instruments, etc., can solve the problem of high redundant complexity of the system

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-01-17
DRONSYST LTD
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The patent describes a system called DroNav that helps small drones navigate through airspace without needing a lot of support from ground infrastructure. It uses a combination of hardware and software to make this happen, and can work with no human operators at all. The system can also communicate with other drones to help manage airspace and make decisions about what to do next. Overall, this system makes it easier for drones to safely and efficiently fly through airspace.

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The system is a highly redundant complex, combining both passive and active situation awareness, collision avoidance / conflict resolution methods and systems, sophisticated dual automatic pilot / referencing systems, and data link for VATC messages exchange.

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[0021]The system described and claimed in the present application is labelled as “Dronav” and it focuses on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV 100, especially small ones, preferably operating in uncontrolled airspace (Class G) and flying at low altitudes (depending on the country, usually under 1,200 feet, mostly under 400 feet).

[0022]A) Environment (FIG. 1). In the followings a detailed description of FIG. 1 is given. The system DronNav is a hardware plus software complex for fully automated, semi-automated and manual UAV operations in a national aerospace. The main focus of the system is the safety of all operations, achieved through multiple layers of redundant, fail-safe components, code and procedures.

[0023]Preferably, Dronav is an automated system of air traffic control comprising:[0024]At least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 100 comprising a module device 1000 including at least a first processing unit 101, at least one sensor 112 operatively connected to said at least one first ...

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DroNav is a highly automated system of air traffic control (ATM) for at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (Un-manned Aerial Vehicles UAV) flying at low altitude. DroNav is composed of a hardware part (called DronAssistant, to be installed on the drone) and a software part ATM highly automated (called DronATC).

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates generally to Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Air Traffic Control (ATC), and more specifically to systems, methods and devices for automated Air Traffic Management for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).TECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND[0002]It is expected that the market for small UAVs (sUAVs) flying at low altitudes will grow exponentially. There are many UAV producers in the market, each of them providing a product that is composed of the UAV and the Ground Control Station (GCS). The GCS acts both as a flight plan planner and as a local ATC for that UAV when it is airborne, monitoring the flight evolution and the UAV status. However each GCS is a closed ATC system, not allowing other operators with their own GCS and UAV airborne to see each other and coordinate them under one ATC, nor giving FAA and General Aviation (GA) pilots access to it. The UAV tends to be blind respect to GA, and GA tends to be blind respect to UAVs nearby. DronNav is ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G08G5/00B64C39/02G01S13/933
CPCG08G5/0021G08G5/0069B64C2201/146B64C39/024G08G5/0013G08G5/0008G08G5/0026G08G5/0052G08G5/0056G08G5/0078G08G5/0082G08G5/0086G08G5/045G01S7/003G01S13/91G01S13/933G05D1/104B64U2201/20
Inventor TANTARDINI, MARCOSHOMKO, DENNIS
Owner DRONSYST LTD
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